1.0The Seattle Collegianhttps://seattlecollegian.comChin-Erdene Gantulgahttps://seattlecollegian.com/author/chin-erdene-gantulga/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IMNq24NEnj"><a href="https://seattlecollegian.com/improving-health-and-happiness-10-days-of-vipassana-meditation/">Improving health and happiness: 10 days of Vipassana meditation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://seattlecollegian.com/improving-health-and-happiness-10-days-of-vipassana-meditation/embed/#?secret=IMNq24NEnj" width="600" height="338" title="“Improving health and happiness: 10 days of Vipassana meditation” — The Seattle Collegian" data-secret="IMNq24NEnj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://seattlecollegian.com/wp-content/uploads/YEc7WB6ASDydBTw6GDlF_antalya-beach-lulu-e1643524685472.jpg735439With all the final exams I had to take and also due to debilitating health problems, I was very burnt out at the end of the fall quarter and needed some downtime to clear my head. Over winter break, in order to find peace and avoid depression for a brief period of time, I enrolled in a 10-day silent meditation retreat called "Vipassana Meditation.”